People in NV probably can’t understand all the dirty deeds their lawmakers do. A lot of them are newcomers to the state and don’t take part in politics. If they do, they are often Democrat exiles from CA. Apparently the Republican exiles from CA just vanish into thin air.
I think a lot of the Republicans came to Arizona — at least we are still leaning GOP here, but a lot of people changed to independent over the immigration bill last year and it certainly cost Kyl a lot of his political capital in this state.